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Reds Johnny Cueto won’t appeal, Marlins to face Homer Bailey Sunday

Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto will not appeal his seven-game suspension, meaning he will miss Sunday’s start against the Marlins.

The Reds will activate righty Homer Bailey from the disabled list to make the start. Bailey has been on the DL since late May with a shoulder injury. He is 1-2 with a 5.51 ERA. Cueto is 11-3 with a 3.38 ERA.
Cueto and manager Dusty Baker were suspended, along with Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, for their roles in Tuesday’s melee in Cincinnati. Baker and La Russa were benched for two games. Managers have no avenue for appeal so bench coach Chris Speier will be running the Reds today and Saturday.

Baker will watch the games from GM Walt Jocketty’s box. He’s leery of facing a young team like the Marlins who have won four straight games.

“They’ve been hitting, really hitting,” Baker said. “They have so many young hitters that you don’t have a track record on them to pitch them.”

“We know we’ve got a tough (pitcher) coming in – one of the best pitchers in the league,” Baker said Wednesday after the Reds were swept by the Cards. “It’s not an easier road we have. We’ve got to respond.”

Stanton feeling better

Not that a touch of the flu set back Mike Stanton any in Washington, but the rookie left fielder is feeling better today. Stanton was 8-for-12 with two home runs, two doubles, three walks and drove in six runs in the Marlins sweep in D.C.

“When he told me he was sick, I said, ‘no wonder you went 5-for-5 (Wednesday) you were sick,”’ manager Edwin Rodriguez said. “He said he was fine. He had no fever, just a sore throat. He’s such a competitor, he wants to be out there.”

Rodriguez said Stanton is “feeling much better” today.

Helms back in lineup

Wes Helms returns to third base tonight after Donnie Murphy started at the position the last two games. Helms is 0-for-4 against Reds starter Edinson Volquez. In fact, Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla are the only Marlins with a hit against Volquez and Hanley is 1-for-7, Uggla 1-for-8.